Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Great piano sing along! We couldn't stay inside, had a quick drink outside and left. I think this place would be awesome to visit when things aren't so crazy - it's dark and creepy inside, and at night they have a piano player with candles lit everywhere instead of lights. I left and came home. I love their Hurricanes, I haven't had one from another place in NOLA that I like better. Review tags are currently only available for English language reviews. The piano player played to the crowd, which was fun. We stop in Lafitte's every night we are there. - See 2,935 traveler reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. The building, on the corner of Bourbon and St. Philip Street is one of the older structures in the Quarter, thanks to sheer luck. ... even in the back where patrons literally sit around the piano player. Ask juliechloe about Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar 5 Thank juliechloe I wrote a letter to the management but NEVER heard anything back from them about this woman's behavior. The drinks were ample, and the service was good. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Neat place to go - See 2,930 traveler reviews, 582 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. EMAIL: info@lafittesblacksmithshop.com. It is unclear where and when Lafitte was born, but his presence in New Orleans and Bartaria dates about 1770. - See 2,935 traveler reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. Don't miss this spot. - See 2,935 traveler reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. Really nice for a three hundred year old former stable/blacksmith shop. I only wish he had CDs to sell. Guess they were just understaffed. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Oldest bar in town per local legend, and it looks it. This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC. The history of this place parallels the history of the country. We do like the bar better towards the beginning of the week when it isn't so crowded. WELCOME TO LAFITTE'S BLACKSMITH SHOP BAR. more. No trip to the French Quarter is complete without a drink at Lafitte's. and she shot back with a lot of attitude telling me not to confuse her, etc.. Click the map above for directions from your location. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Great piano bar - See 2,935 traveller reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. Took wife here for her first Hurricane. Although the last few years seem to have brought in large amounts of tourists, this dark little bar still is a great place to relax and have a few drinks, while listening to the piano player … Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Piano Bar in the Rear! The bar was the highlight of my stay. I always start and finish a New Orleans trip with a beer and a toast to the ghost in this amazing old bar. It has a lot of character. When we want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Bourbon Street, and have a little more quiet and great candle light ambiance, Lafitte's is the place to be. They're topped with 151 rum and seem to have a better fruit juice quality than the Pat O'Brien version. It also happens to be one of my favorite bars in New Orleans. I too went to Lafitte's, first in late 2007. I went during Mardi Gras, so it was pretty packed and they had the jukebox blaring. She ignored the guests, made snide comments and carried on a conversation with a friend of hers about the trials and tribulations of her own life. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Excellent Piano Bar - See 2,935 traveller reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. You can sing along, you can listen, or in the one case, when he played a song about returning vets, you can cry along. And the piano player plays real music. The guy at the piano bar was wonderful. It was so great before her arrival and so much fun! Jean Lafitte was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans (it happened, and it doesn’t refer to the time your punched the police horse in the face). Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Sing along with piano player - See 2,935 traveler reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. This place has so much history you have to stop. One is a gay bar, and really fun from what I hear, but I’m talking about Jean Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop, one of the oldest bars in America. 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Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Piano bar fun! I had taken my then boyfriend to see the great piano bar only to be humiliated by this woman in front of my boyfriend and others sitting around the piano. Lafittes Blacksmith Shop and Bar is a really cool place towards the end of Bourbon st. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Historic with a piano bar - See 2,930 traveller reviews, 582 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. Built between 1722 and 1732. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Piano player in the back was excellent - See 2,933 traveler reviews, 580 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. You, too, can be a hero by taking the bachelor party to Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar, one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. I am planning another trip soon to New Orleans. I too went to Lafitte's, first in late 2007. Ways to Experience Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, Historic Sites, Points of Interest & Landmarks, Bars & Clubs. The Piano Bar is a must do. Really quaint. I am hoping that this time, she will be gone. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Sing along with piano player - See 2,933 traveler reviews, 580 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. Go there if for nothing but the historic value. Jean Lafitte-- privateer, entrepreneur, sailor, diplomat, spy, hero of the Battle Of New Orleans. I went during Mardi Gras, so it was pretty packed and they had the jukebox blaring. As previously mentioned, the LCD TV on the wall magically turns this old, historic bar into just a typical one. It wasn’t burned down in the great fire of 1788, even though it was a place known for starting fires: a blacksmith shop. This is the real New Orleans. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop is said to be the oldest building in America that has been transformed into a bar. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: Fun Piano Bar in the Quarter - See 2,935 traveler reviews, 581 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. It’s a dark little bar with a piano player inside. The city was hobbling back after Katrina. I was packed with fratboy types, and while they have preserved the old beams, like so many of the bars in the Quarter in recent years they've added big screen TV-I felt like I could have been in a Sports bar-anywhere USA, but for the old architecture. Not sweet, with just a touch of citrus. They're the best in the Quarter! Lafittes Blacksmith Shop and Bar is a really cool place towards the end of Bourbon st. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar: I think that the Piano Player was Mentally Disturbed - See 2,930 traveller reviews, 582 candid photos, and great deals for New Orleans, LA, at Tripadvisor. 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